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Wednesday, March 5, 2014

A House hearing on the IRS targeting scandal rapidly broke
down into a heated and deeply personal argument between a top Democrat
and Republican, moments after former IRS official Lois Lerner once again
invoked her Fifth Amendment right not to testify.

Lerner, who last year refused to answer questions about her role in
singling out Tea Party and other conservative groups for extra scrutiny
when they applied for tax-exempt status, was called back before the
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Wednesday. Though
Republicans argue she waived her Fifth Amendment right by giving a
statement during the last hearing, Lerner continued to invoke that right
on Wednesday.

"On the advice of my counsel, I respectfully exercise my Fifth
Amendment right and decline to answer that question," she said in
response to several questions.

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